The outline Business Case, a key component of the Project Brief, provides the high-level justification for undertaking the project. It summarizes the reasons for the project and the expected benefits. Stating the project's duration (the investment period) and the timescale over which benefits will be realized is fundamental to this justification. This information allows the project board to make an initial assessment of the project's viability and decide whether to commit resources to the initiation stage. It directly addresses the 'when' aspect of the investment and its return, which is a core element of any business case.

A. This is a specific contractual or procurement detail, which would be determined during project execution, not in the initial outline Business Case.

B. This describes a past activity (a feasibility study) that provides input to the Business Case, rather than being a statement within it.

D. This relates to the project's management structure and controls, which is defined later in the Project Initiation Documentation (PID), not in the Business Case.

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"Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2® 6th Edition" (2017).

Appendix A

Section A.20.2 (Composition of the Project Brief): This section lists the 'Outline Business Case' as a key component. The purpose of the outline Business Case is to provide the reasons why the project is needed and the benefits that are expected.

Appendix A

Section A.2.2 (Composition of the Business Case): The full Business Case

which is developed from the outline

explicitly requires details on 'Timescale' (the period over which the project will run and the period over which benefits will be realized)

'Costs'

and 'Benefits'. Therefore

a high-level summary of these

as in option C

is appropriate for the outline version.

Chapter 6

The Business Case Theme: This chapter explains that the Business Case answers the question 'Is the investment desirable

viable

and achievable?'. The timescale for project delivery and benefits realization is central to answering this question.